Where does “dehydration” come from?
Dehydration comes from English dehydrate, from Latin dehydrāre (to remove water), combining Latin de- (away) with Latin hydrāre (to supply with water), from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (water) and Latin -āre (verb suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ (water).
dehydration (English): The act or process of removing water from...
Definitions
- The act or process of removing water from...
Ancestry of “dehydration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydration | The incorporation of water molecules into a... |
| 2 | English | -ion | an action or process, or the result of an action... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |